SQLSession52 | How to Recover Corrupted Pages in SQL Server | Page Level Restore Demo

In this video, we will learn how to perform Page Level Restore in SQL Server to recover from page corruption without restoring the entire database. Topics Covered: • Understanding SQL Server Pages and Page Headers • Page Buffers, Slots, Allocated Space, and Free Space Information • Corrupting a Database Page using Hex Editor • Detecting Corruption using DBCC CHECKDB • Taking Tail-Log Backup with NORECOVERY • Restoring Specific Corrupted Pages • Applying Differential and Log Backups • Recovering the Database Successfully Commands Used in this Demo: DBCC CHECKDB ('testpagelevelrecover') ALTER DATABASE [pagelevelrecover] SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE; BACKUP LOG [pagelevelrecover] TO DISK = 'C:\Backup\pagelevelrecover_norecovery.trn' WITH NORECOVERY; RESTORE DATABASE [pagelevelrecover] PAGE = '1:384' FROM DISK = 'C:\Backup\pagelevelrecover_full.bak' WITH NORECOVERY; RESTORE DATABASE [pagelevelrecover] FROM DISK = 'C:\Backup\pagelevelrecover_diff.bak' WITH NORECOVERY; RESTORE LOG [pagelevelrecover] FROM DISK = 'C:\Backup\pagelevelrecover_log.bak' WITH NORECOVERY; RESTORE LOG [pagelevelrecover] FROM DISK = 'C:\Backup\pagelevelrecover_norecovery.trn' WITH RECOVERY; This tutorial is useful for: • SQL Server DBAs • Database Administrators • SQL Server Beginners and Professionals • Interview Preparation • Real-time Corruption Recovery Scenarios #SQLServer #PageRestore #DBCCCHECKDB #SQLDBA #DatabaseRecovery #PageCorruption #SQLServerBackup #SQLRestore #HexEditor #SQLTutorial